FEMA uses the Waffle House index to determine hurricane threat
While folks on the East Coast are still reeling from the havoc unleashed by Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee is adding to their misery by dumping a couple of feet of rain on New Orleans as it trudges north.
How does FEMA measure the potential dangers of these massive storms? There are several methods….including the status of your local Waffle House.
When a hurricane makes landfall, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relies on a couple of metrics to assess its destructive power.
First, there is the well-known Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. Then there is what he calls the “Waffle House Index.”
Waffle House, reliable beyond the ordinary.